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1 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) brún, jaðar2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) landamæri3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) blómabeð/-rein2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) liggja að3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) á mörkunum -
2 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) barmur, rönd, brún2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg; bit3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) snarpleikur; skerpa; sárasta hungur2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) brydda; afmarka2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) mjaka•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
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3 fringe
[frin‹] 1. noun1) (a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc: Her red shawl has a black fringe.) kögur2) (hair cut to hang over the forehead: You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes.) ennistoppur, (hár)toppur3) (the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something: on the fringe of the city.) jaðar(svæði)2. verb(to make or be a border around: Trees fringed the pond.) liggja meðfram (e-u) -
4 borderline
adjective (doubtful; on the border between one thing and another: He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it.) óvissu-, vafa- -
5 brink
[briŋk](the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) -
6 coast
[kəust] 1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) strönd2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) (láta) renna undan brekku- coastal- coaster
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7 edging
noun (a border or fringe round a garment: gold edging.) brydding -
8 hem
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9 margin
1) (the blank edge round a page of writing or print: Please write your comments in the margin.) spássía2) (an edge or border: the margin of the lake.) brún, jaðar3) (something extra, beyond what should be needed: Leave a wide margin for error!) skekkjumörk, (villu)frávik•- marginal -
10 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) samhliða/-síða2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) hliðstæður2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) samsíða lína3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) samsíða lína/flötur2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) samsvörun, hliðstæða3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) breiddarbaugur4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) jafna við e-ð -
11 report
[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) skÿrsla2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) orðrómur, kvittur3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) (skot)hvellur2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) segja frá; gefa skÿrslu2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) klaga3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) kæra4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) tilkynna komu sína; mæta•- reporter- reported speech
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12 rim
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13 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) hlið; hinum megin; sömu megin2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) hlið3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) hlið4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) hlið; (blað)síða5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) síða6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) hluti7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) hlíð, brekka8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) hlið9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lið, flokkur2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) auka-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides -
14 verge
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